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Curse Tool Toy

from Purple Door by Mia Stegner

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This song is an upbeat reflection on my relationship with my cellphone, with lyrics questioning both the good and the bad of the little computers we all seem to feel naked without. The song has been called "awesome," "catchy," "relatable," and "lovely" via YouTube comments. As described by YabYum Music + Arts, the song "examines the all too real relationship we all have with our phones these days, but it does so in a playful way that warms you slowly to the warning hidden in the lyrics." Lyrics below.

lyrics

I circulate through colorful squares
And I tell myself it's fun
I tell myself I like this
But it's like staring at the sun

And I'm sitting and scrolling and staring
And my vision begins to blur
As my brain cells die, I wonder why
There's nothing else I would prefer

Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
I always get a little jolt of joy
Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
Oh how I love my little curse tool toy

It's my portal to the outside world;
It makes it easy just to hide
It makes it easy to know what is going on;
Why interact when you can spy?

And though I know it rots my soul inside
It also helps me to stay sane
It knows me better than I know myself;
I can feel it making room inside my brain

Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
I always get a little jolt of joy
Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
Oh how I love my little curse tool toy

I don't know what I'm expecting
When I take a little glance
I don't know who I'm expecting
And I don't wonder in advance

Because it is second nature
To routinely take a peek
God forbid I miss a notification!
653 pick-ups this week

Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
I always get a little jolt of joy
Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
Oh how I love my little curse tool toy

How would I get up in the morning?
How would I keep in touch with friends?
How would I two-factor authenticate?
How would I research odds and ends?

How would I even pay for coffee?
How would I ever make a friend?
How would I know how to get anywhere?
The excuses never end

Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
I always get a little jolt of joy
Oh I just can't wait to turn it on;
Oh how I love my little curse tool toy

I circulate through colorful squares
And I tell myself it's fun
I tell myself I like this
But it's like staring at the sun

And I'm sitting and scrolling and staring
And my vision begins to blur
As my brain cells die, I wonder why
There's nothing else I would prefer

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from Purple Door, released September 7, 2019

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